Czech Customs Management
Obsah stránky
brig. gen. Mgr. Bc. Pavel Kotraba
general director of the General Directorate of Customs
Born: 1970
Education:- Metropolitan University Prague, o.p.s., European Studies and Public Administration
Practice:
Customs officer since 1994
- 1994 – clerk, head of department, head of department, deputy director of department, department 31- Detection of organized crime, Customs Directorate Pilsen
- 2012 – head of branch office of department 31 – Investigation, General Directorate of Customs
- 2013 – head of separate department 050 – Internal Affairs, General Directorate of Customs
- 2016 – director of department 10 – Office of the General Director, General Directorate of Customs
- 2017 – director of department 50 – Internal Affairs, General Directorate of Customs
- 2019 – 1st Deputy Director General, General Directorate of Customs
- 2022 – Deputy Director General and Director of Section 03 – Investigation, General Directorate of Customs
- 2025 – Deputy Director General for Human Resources and Innovation, Prison Service - General Directorate Prague
- 2026 – Director General, General Directorate of Customs
Interests: sport, culture
brig. gen. Mgr. David Chovanec
1st deputy general director of the GŘC
Born: 1971
Education:
- Metropolitan University of Prague, international relations and European studies
Practice:
Customs officer since 1993
- 2006 - General Directorate of Customs, Director of the Customs and Taxes Section
- 2008 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Customs Attaché at the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU in Brussels
- 2013 - General Directorate of Customs, Deputy Director General of the General Directorate of Customs
- 2015 - Customs Office for the Central Bohemian Region, Director of the Customs Office
- 2015 - Ministry of the Interior, Director of the Department of Security Policy and Crime Prevention
- 2019 - ÚZSI, Deputy Director
- 2022 - 1st Deputy Director General, General Directorate of Customs
Interests: sport, history, literature
plk. Mgr. Jiří Trousil
Deputy GDC and Director of International Affairs and Public Relations
Born: 1962
Education:
- Charles University, Faculty of Law
Practice:
Customs officer since 1985
- 1985 – Customs officer, Ruzyně Customs
- 1994 – Director of the Anti-Smuggling Department, General Directorate of Customs
- 1997 – Deputy Director of the Anti-Smuggling Department, General Directorate of Customs
- 2005 – Deputy Director of the Investigation Department and Head of the National Coordination Unit, General Directorate of Customs
- 2017 – Deputy Director of the International and Public Relations Department
- 2018 – Deputy Director General and Director of the International and Public Relations Department
Interests: history, tourism, sport - volleyball, athletics, football
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